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 Howard Hampton, Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party
Howard Hampton, Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party
Howard Hampton was elected Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party at a provincial convention in Hamilton, Ontario on June 22, 1996.
He is the Member of Provincial Parliament for Rainy River and has been the Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs critic for the NDP Caucus since 1995.
www.web.net /~ondp/hampeng.html   (193 words)

  
  New Democratic Party Summary
The New Democratic Party (NDP; Nouveau Parti Démocratique in French) is a political party in Canada with a social democratic philosophy and moderate democratic socialist tendencies that contests elections at both the federal and provincial levels.
The influence of organized labour on the party is still reflected in the party's conventions as labour votes are scaled to 45% of the total number of ballots cast.
However the party does not allow her to be part of the parliamentary caucus, as the NDP favours the abolition of the Senate.
www.bookrags.com /New_Democratic_Party   (3922 words)

  
  NEW DEMOCRATIC PARTY : Encyclopedia Entry
The New Democratic Party (NDP; Nouveau Parti démocratique in French) is a political party in Canada with a social democratic philosophy that contests elections at both the federal and provincial levels.
The influence of organized labour on the party is still reflected in the party's conventions as labour votes are scaled to 45% of the total number of ballots cast.
However the party does not allow her to be part of the parliamentary caucus, as the NDP favours the abolition of the Canadian Senate.
bibleocean.com /OmniDefinition/New_Democratic_Party   (3540 words)

  
 Social Democratic Party: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library
The party joined in an electoral alliance with the Liberal party in 1981 and merged with the Liberals in 1988 to form the Social and Liberal Democratic party, now the Liberal Democrats.
Democratic Alliance SDP Social Democratic Party STV single transferable...1964-1979 The British Social Democratic party or SDP was launched at the...
In 1898 the Social Democratic party was formed by a group led by Eugene V. Debs...group, led by Morris Hillquit, united with the Social Democratic party to form the Socialist party.
www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/social_democratic_party.jsp   (1780 words)

  
 Ontario New Democratic Party - Definition, explanation
The Ontario New Democratic Party (formerly known as the Ontario Cooperative Commonwealth Federation) is a social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada.
Many active members of the UFO remained supporters, including Agnes Macphail, who served as president of the Ontario CCF until 1935 when, as a UFO Member of Parliament (MP), she was forced to officially resign from the CCF when the UFO withdrew from the party.
The party lost its position as the Official Opposition in the 1951 election to the Liberal Party, and was reduced to just two seats.
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/o/on/ontario_new_democratic_party.php   (2045 words)

  
 publicpower :: The Ontario NDP   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
5.08 Federal constituency associations shall abide by obligations to the New Democratic Party (of Canada) as determined by the New Democratic Party (of Canada) and agreed to by the New Democratic Party of Ontario.
Therefore be it resolved that the Ontario NDP attempt to cover the cost of new membership processing by increasing the NGE fee from the current $3.00 to $5.00 effective immediately.
ONDP Women's Committee may submit resolutions directly to the Provincial Convention under the same rules as apply to riding associations and the trade union sector.
www.publicpower.ca /the_party/constitution.htm   (3963 words)

  
 New Democratic Party - Gurupedia
The importance of labour to the party is still reflected in the party's leadership elections as labour votes are scaled to 25% of the total number of ballots cast.
It briefly lost official party status in the Commons due to a lack of MPs after the 1993 election, when it won only 9 seats (12 are required by the rules of the House of Commons).
Unlike other federal parties, the NDP is integrated with its provincial and territorial party, such that a member of the federal party is a member of the provincial or territorial party where he or she resides.
www.gurupedia.com /n/nd/ndp.htm   (1068 words)

  
 NDP | Our History
At the founding convention of the New Democratic Party in 1961, Thomas Clement (T.C.) Douglas was chosen as its leader.
He served as the NDP critic for democratic reform and served as a beacon of respect and civility at a time when Canadians were rapidly losing faith in parliament and their federal politicians.
Audrey McLaughlin was born in Dutton, Ontario in 1936.
www.ndp.ca /ourhistory   (2052 words)

  
 ONDY - JNDO | Ontario New Democratic Youth - Jeunes néo-démocrates de l'Ontario
Ontario New Democratic Youth - Jeunes néo-démocrates de l'Ontario
As a youth movement of the NDP, The Ontario New Democratic Youth (ONDY) represents the next generation of social democracy in Ontario.
We subscribe to the NDP philosophy that the social, economic and political progress of Canada can be assured only by the application of democratic socialist principles to government and the administration of public affairs.
www.ondy.ca   (404 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Ontario general election, 2003 Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The province of Ontario, Canada conducted a general election on October 2, 2003, to elect the 103 Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) in the Ontario Legislative Assembly.
Another campaign issue was the treatment of the Green Party of Ontario, which denounced a CRTC decision not to allow leader Frank de Jong to participate in the leaders' debate.
The party would be returned to official party status seven months into the session, when Andrea Horwath won a by-election in Hamilton East on May 13, 2004.
www.ipedia.com /ontario_general_election__2003.html   (884 words)

  
 Ontario New Democratic Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Ontario New Democratic Party (formerly known as the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, Ontario Section) is a social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada.
The Ontario CCF saw itself as the successor to the 1919-1923 United Farmers of Ontario-Labour coalition that formed the government in Ontario under Ernest C. Drury.
Other prominent CCFers were Graham Spry who was the Ontario CCF's chairman from 1934 to 1936 and Elmore Philpott, a former Liberal Philpott joined the CCF in 1933 and became president of the Ontario Association of CCF Clubs before resigning from the party and rejoining the Liberals in 1935.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ontario_New_Democratic_Party   (1951 words)

  
 Report on Ontario NDP convention : Thunderbay IMC
Ontario party leader Howard Hampton ran on a platform of “public power” during the fall 2003 Ontario election, centred on preserving the public hydro corporation.
However, due to enormous pressure mounted during floor debate—in which SC supporters played an important role—the party establishment, fearing defeat, altered their original motion to make the appointment of secretary subject to ratification by the Provincial Council.
These positive developments were a contrast to the setbacks to party democracy and the iron grip exercised by the establishment’s “official slate”.
thunderbay.indymedia.org /mail.php?id=17288   (1001 words)

  
 CBC - Canada Votes 2006 - Leaders and Parties
The New Democratic Party was founded in 1961, bringing together the Prairie-based Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and the unions of the Canadian Labour Congress.
His party was elected with 19 seats in June 2004, just enough to help the Liberals get their budget through the next spring.
When the opposition parties wanted to push for an election after the Nov. 1, 2005, Gomery report, it was up to Layton to decide whether his party would continue to support Martin’s Liberals.
www.cbc.ca /canadavotes/leadersparties/parties/ndp.html   (487 words)

  
 NOW MORE THAN EVER...AN AGENDA FOR WORKING PEOPLE
We believe that the party's official platform cannot attract the energy and support of the great bulk of Ontario's working people who have, in recent years, been subjected to a most vicious attack on their living conditions and democratic rights.
Analysis of Ontario election results, from the 1940s forward, indicates that the best way to ensure defeat of the Conservatives is a strong three way race with the NDP exceeding its traditional share of the vote.
New Taxes Clearly, the constitutional and policy arrangements between provincial governments and the federal government severely limit the scope and type of changes to the provincial tax system that can be made.
www.angelfire.com /on2/socialist/ontario1.html   (2904 words)

  
 Ontario New Democratic Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The CCF changed its name to the New Democratic Party in 1961, when it formed a formal alliance with the labour movement.
Ontario is scheduled to hold its next general election on October 4, 2007, its first fixed date election.
Bud Wildman was interim leader of the NDP in the Ontario legislature from Rae's resignation as an MPP to Howard Hampton's election as party leader.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/New_Democratic_Party_of_Ontario   (1951 words)

  
 Ontario NDP Calls For The Decriminalization Of Marijuana   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The Ontario Court of Appeal ruled Monday that the current law barring marijuana possession is unconstitutional because it doesn't take into account people who smoke pot for medicinal purposes.
Howard Hampton, the Ontario NDP leader, said too many people are being turned into criminals for "smoking a little pot." Mr.
The federal Health ministry says it likely won't act on the ruling right away, but most observers don't expect the government to allow the marijuana law to lapse, similar to the way the old abortion law died.
www.mapinc.org /drugnews/v00/n1099/a02.html   (141 words)

  
 Ontario Elections: Part III, The New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party, led by Howard Hampton.
Howard Hampton is the Leader of the New Democratic Party of Ontario since June 22, 1996.
During the NDP Era of 1990-95, he was Attorney General of Ontario and from 1993 to 1995, he was Minister of Natural Resources.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/life_in_canada/20495   (621 words)

  
 TIME.com: Will a Harvard Thinker Reinvigorate Canada's Liberal Party? -- Page 1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Desperate to bounce back from an embarrassing election defeat in January, party members will choose a new leader this weekend in Montreal, and not since Pierre Trudeau's climb to the helm of the party nearly 40 years ago have Liberals witnessed the kind of suspense and drama unfolding at their national leadership convention.
Former Ontario New Democratic Party premier Bob Rae is as attractive a candidate for the party's moderate center-left wing as Ignatieff is to many former Martin supporters on the conservative side of the party.
Outside the convention center young New Democrats were handing out their own version of a Montreal guide to prominent tourist sites in the historic city.
www.time.com /time/world/article/0,8599,1564942,00.html   (1277 words)

  
 Gerald Caplan Information
His Masters thesis was Co-operative Commonwealth Federation in Ontario, 1932-1945: a study of socialist and anti-socialist politics and was later revised and published in book form in 1973 as The Dilemma of Canadian Socialism : The CCF in Ontario.
From 1967 to 1977, Caplan was an associate professor in the Department of History and Philosophy of Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.
From 1982 to 1984, Caplan was federal secretary of the New Democratic Party, and was national campaign manager for the 1984 general election.
www.bookrags.com /wiki/Gerald_Caplan   (679 words)

  
 WWW Resources for Political Science   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The New Democratic Party is the fourth party in the House, and it has a Web site.
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario holds the larges number of seats in the legislature and forms the government.
The Ontario New Democratic Party is the third party in the Ontario legislature.
publish.uwo.ca /~irbrodie/new_resource.html   (1129 words)

  
 Ontario NDP's provincial council backs Buzz Hargrove's ouster
The provincial council of the New Democratic Party's Ontario wing has endorsed the decision to suspend the membership of Canada's best-known union leader, Buzz Hargrove.
The provincial party issued a statement saying members from across the province voted "overwhelmingly" on Saturday to support the ouster of Hargrove, the outspoken president of the Canadian Autoworkers.
The provincial party said on Saturday that Hargrove can regain his membership if he writes a letter indicating he won't endorse candidates for other parties in the future.
www.cbc.ca /canada/story/2006/03/04/ndp-ontario-buzz-060304.html   (1179 words)

  
 blogs | ONDY - JNDO
New Democrat Paul Ferreira wins York South-Weston by-election
Finally, the New Democratic Party is officially present and active at York University.
To criticize FGM so severely is to criticize a practice that may not be especially central to the lives of the women in question.
www.ondy.ca /en/blog   (667 words)

  
 Ontario Elections: Part III, The New Democratic Party
Although the majority of Ontario Citizens are against him (he got 45.1% of the Popular vote) and I take pride that Toronto did not support the Tories.
I wonder do you have any views on Dalton McGuinty not wanting to support the Tories in giving the NDP official party status by lowering the amount of seats required from 12 to 9 which I think is only right seeing as it decreased from an original 130 to 103.
It's as if the liberals are forgetting alot of die hard NDP supporters did in fact vote for his liberal candidates in their ridings (strategic voting) just to unseat Harris as they felt Dalton was the lesser of two evils.
www.suite101.com /discussion.cfm/life_in_canada/21397   (654 words)

  
 XPDNC - Political Party Links
This is the only Bahamian party which is prepared to be fair to the Unions of this country.
The true leftist voice of Quebec politics is a new alternative with values of solidarity, ecology, equality between men and women.
The party "of the ballot box and of the streets" ("un parti des urnes et de la rue").
www.xpdnc.com /links/polparty.html   (772 words)

  
 Excite UK - Regional - North America - Canada - Ontario - Society and Culture - Politics - Parties - New Democratic ...
Information, news, and contact vehicle for members of the Algoma-Manitoulin NDP riding, and others who may be interested in NDP party events in the riding.
Riding association for the New Democratic Party of Durham Region, including the federal riding of Clarington-Scugog-Uxbridge.
Activities and positions of the New Democratic Party riding association.
www.excite.co.uk /directory/Regional/North_America/Canada/Ontario/Society_and_Culture/Politics/Parties/New_Democratic_Party   (268 words)

  
 Canada - New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party - Radisson Constituency, Manitoba
Darrell Dexter 2002 Darrell Dexter's campaign for leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party The Lambton ~ Kent ~ Middlesex
www.politicalresources.net /canada/c-dem.htm   (132 words)

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